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Mourning the dead in the Middle East

Jerusalem

Comrades of 21-year-old Israeli Sgt. Barkey Ishai Shor mourn during his funeral at the Mount Herzel military cemetery in Jerusalem, July 29, 2014. Shor was one of five Israeli soldiers who died in clashes with a Palestinian commando that tried to reach Israel through a tunnel at Nahal Oz, near the border with Gaza, the Israeli army said.

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Gaza City

The mother, second from left, and aunt, center, of Palestinian girl, Layan al-Silk, mourn during her funeral in Gaza City, July 31, 2014.

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Tel Aviv

Eyal Algranati, center, and Danit Algranati, third from right, the father and mother of Israeli soldier Guy Algranati, and his sisters mourn during his funeral in Tel Aviv, July 31, 2014. Algranati was killed on Wednesday by a booby trap detonated as he and 2 other soldiers uncovered a tunnel shaft, the army said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing international alarm over a rising civilian death toll in Gaza, said on Thursday he would not accept any ceasefire that stopped Israel completing the destruction of militants' infiltration tunnels.

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Beit Lahiyah, Gaza Strip

A Palestinian woman kisses the grave of her son, who medics said was killed during the Israeli offensive, at a cemetery in Beit Lahiyah in the northern Gaza Strip, July 28, 2014.

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Ashdod, Israel

Ora Degorker, left, the mother of Israeli soldier Barak Refael Degorker, who died after suffering wounds from mortar fire from Gaza, mourns during his funeral in Gan Yavne, near Ashdod, July 27, 2014.

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Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip

A Palestinian relative cries as he carries the body of a baby, who is one of the eight members of the same family killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, July 19, 2014.

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Yahud Monoson, Israel

People mourn during the funeral of Dror Khenin at a cemetery in Yahud Monoson, Israel, July 16, 2014. Khenin was the first Israeli to be killed by a Hamas mortar as he offered food to Israeli soldiers working near the Erez border crossing between Israel and Gaza.

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Gaza City

Relatives of Medic Fuad Jabed, who was killed while on duty in Gaza's eastern Shejaiya district, mourn over his body during his funeral in Gaza City, July 20, 2014.

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Nahariya, Israel

Israeli soldiers weep at the grave of Israeli Sgt. Adar Barsano during his funeral in Nahariya, Israel, July 20, 2104.

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Jabalia, Gaza Strip

Palestinian mourners pray over five bodies, all from the Halaq family, during their funeral in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, July 21, 2014.

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Holon, Israel

Family members of Maj. Tsafrir Bar-Or mourn during his funeral in Holon, Israel, July 21, 2014.

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Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip

Palestinian mourners pray in a mosque during the funeral for those killed the previous day during heavy Israeli bombardment in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, July 21, 2014.

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Rafah, Gaza Strip

Palestinian relatives and friends carry bodies during the funeral of nine members of the Siam family, who were killed in an Israeli air strike that destroyed their house in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 21, 2014.

Jerusalem, Israel

Gaza City

Palestinians grieve over the death of relatives as they wait outside the morgue of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza city, July 21, 2014.

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Gaza City

Palestinians mourn over the body of a member of the Abu Hasira family who was killed in an Israeli air strike, at his funeral in Gaza City, July 22, 2014.

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Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip

A Palestinian woman grieves during the funeral for members of the al-Kelani family in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, July 22, 2014.

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Ashkelon, Israel

The grandfather of Israeli soldier Jordan Bensimon is comforted during his funeral in Ashkelon, Israel, July 22, 2014. Bensimon was 22 and originally from France.

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Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip

The morgue attendant releases, to a relative, the body of two-year old Palestinian Salma Radiya, who was killed by shrapnel from an Israeli tank shell in the north of the Gaza Strip, July 23, 2014.

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Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip

A woman mourns over the body of Abd al-Karim al-Shibari, a Palestinian man who was killed after a UN school in the northern Beit Hanoun district of the Gaza Strip was hit by an Israeli shell, July 24, 2014.

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Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip

Palestinian women grieve over the death of relatives outside the morgue of the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya, July 24, 2014.

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Beit Lahiyah/Gaza Strip

Relatives weep during the burial of eight members of Abu Jarad family, including three children, who medics said were killed by an Israeli tank shell, at a cemetery in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, July 19, 2014.

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Gaza City

People gather around the bodies of three Palestinian boys, including two brothers from Elwan family, who medics say were killed by an Israeli tank shell, during their funeral in Gaza City, July 19, 2014.

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Shijaiyah, Gaza

People gather around the body of a Palestinian journalist, who medics said was killed in Israeli shelling, at a hospital in Gaza City, July 20, 2014.

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Gaza City

A Palestinian man carries the body of Palestinian boy Mohammed Ayad as others bury the body of the boy's aunt at a cemetery in Gaza City, July 21, 2014.

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Holon, Israel

Dana, the sister of Israeli soldier, Tsafrir Bar-Or, mourns during his funeral in Holon near Tel Aviv, July 21, 2014.

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Rishon Lezion, Israel

The mother of Israeli soldier Tal Yifrah mourns over his flag-covered coffin during his funeral in Rishon Lezion near Tel Aviv, July 22, 2014.

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Deir El-Balah, Gaza

Relatives of Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant Abduallah El-Buhasi, who medics said was killed in an Israeli air strike, mourn during his funeral in Deir El-Balah in central Gaza Strip, July 22, 2014.

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Modi'in, Israel

A mourner weeps beside the grave of Israeli soldier Natan Cohen during his funeral in the town of Modi'in, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, July 23, 2014.

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Gaza City

People gather at Saint Porfirios church in Gaza City around a casket holding the body of Palestinian Christian woman Jalila Faraj Ayyad, July 27, 2014. Medics said Ayyad was killed in an Israeli air strike,when her house in Gaza City was struck by a bomb.